Catholic Education Tasmania teacher pay 2026: how it links to the state scale

What CET's agreement says about pay

CET's teachers are covered by the Tasmanian Catholic Education Single Enterprise Agreement 2024. The employer is the Roman Catholic Church Trust Corporation of the Archdiocese of Hobart. Third-party sources give its agreement number as AE528408, approval on 1 April 2025 and a nominal expiry of 30 June 2026, but we could not open the Fair Work Commission copy to confirm those details.

What we can confirm is what staff voted for. The IEU reported on 25 February 2025 that 96.6% voted yes. The deal included:

• A 3% rise in 2025.
• A $1,000 payment in March 2025 for staff at or below Level 4.
• Salaries kept linked to government schools.
• Four-year-trained teachers starting at Level 5.
• 18 weeks' paid parental leave.
• Super paid during the first year of maternity leave.

The pay scale CET is linked to

Because CET's Levels 1 to 13 are linked to the government Band 1 scale, the government table is the best public guide to CET pay. The rates below are from the Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) salary scales, version 1.15 as at 27 August 2026, which apply from the first full pay period in March 2026. They are government rates, not a CET document.

Take-home pay at each stage

CET vs Tasmanian public school pay

On paper, the two sectors pay the same at each level, because the agreement links them. The practical difference is timing. Government teachers are on the Teachers Agreement 2025, which runs to September 2028 and paid 3% from March 2026, with the next 3% due in March 2027. CET's agreement has reached its reported expiry, so how and when government rises flow to CET depends on the new agreement. See the full Tasmanian public school pay scale and the Tasmanian graduate salary page.

2026 bargaining: what is on the table

The Fair Work Commission granted the IEU a single interest authorisation on 12 August 2026, and the first bargaining meeting was held on 25 August. The IEU has 62 claims. CET has 13, including a teacher attendance clause the IEU calls 'unacceptable', a trial school calendar from 2028 and a new salary scale for VET teachers.

On pay, CET proposes to keep the existing salary and parity mechanism in a three-year agreement mirroring Tasmanian public sector outcomes. No dollar figures have been tabled. The IEU says 19 November 2026 is the last chance to settle the drafting if a ballot is to happen this year. If that date passes, expect a vote in 2027.

Relief teaching, super and packaging

We have not verified CET's relief teacher rates. Government relief teachers are paid by the hour at their Band 1 level: $46.88 an hour at Level 5 and $67.25 at Level 13 from March 2026. Ask CET how its relief rates are set before you take bookings. Our casual relief teacher pay guide compares the states.

We could not confirm CET super beyond the 12% Superannuation Guarantee. Salary packaging is generally available at Catholic schools, which are usually FBT-rebatable: a 47% FBT rebate on up to $30,000 of grossed-up benefits a year. Our salary packaging guide explains the maths.

Moving between a government school and CET

Because the two scales are linked, a move between DECYP and CET should not change your base rate at the same level. What can change is the timing of rises, your super, packaging and the conditions in each agreement. CET's proposed teacher attendance clause and trial school calendar are examples of conditions that would differ from government schools if agreed.

Tasmanian independent schools

Independent schools in Tasmania set pay through their own agreements. Recent outcomes reported by the IEU include 3% a year at St Michael's Collegiate, 3% with protection against falling behind DECYP at Tarremah Steiner, and an employer proposal at the Friends' School of the lower of 4% or Hobart CPI. Schools with no agreement must pay at least the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020, from $75,941 at Level 1.